Sunday, September 16, 2012
What Twinsburg news did you miss this week?
It was another busy week that has come and gone with some major new developments in the news world of Twinsburg. Twinsburg Patch brings you the news recap for this week: That's just a quick recap of the big stories. Don't forget about our Announcements page, Events calendar, Local Voices blogs, and our newly revamped "Directory" with business listings, for more Twinsburg news and information.
Friday, September 14, 2012
We take you on a quick tour of the new campus that was officially dedicated in Twinsburg on Wednesday.
The new Kent State University Regional Academic Center in Twinsburg has been holding classes for weeks, but was officially dedicated on Wednesday. Kent State President Lester Lefton along with Twinsburg Mayor Katherine Procop cut the ribbon on the new 44,000-square-foot, $24 million two-story facility on Creekside Drive. University officials said this new academic center is a great opportunity for Kent State to offer a lower-cost education to a wider-range of Northeast Ohio students. Read more: Kent State Celebrates New Regional Academic Center Kent State Trustees Sign Off on $146 Million in Construction Projects
Thursday, September 13, 2012
Kent State University debuted it's new facility in Twinsburg on Wednesday.
The new Kent State University Regional Academic Center in Twinsburg has been holding classes for weeks, but was officially dedicated on Wednesday. Kent State President Lester Lefton along with Twinsburg Mayor Katherine Procop cut the ribbon on the new 44,000-square-foot, $24 million two-story facility on Creekside Drive. University officials said this new academic center is a great opportunity for Kent State to offer a lower-cost education to a wider-range of Northeast Ohio students. Read more: Kent State Trustees Sign Off on $146 Million in Construction Projects
Monday, September 10, 2012
Check out these five things going on in Twinsburg this week.
1. Meet the candidates in the Nov. 6 election. The Twinsburg Republicans' Club is hosting a Meet The Candidates Night on Thursday, Sept. 13 at 6 p.m. at the Twinsburg Senior Center. Local candidates including Kristina Daley-Roegner, Ron Antal, Eddie Sipplen and more will address the crowd. There will also be a presentation from the school district about the upcoming levy. 2. Kent State dedicates its new Regional Academic Center. While classes have been in full swing for a few weeks, Kent State University will officially dedicate the new Regional Academic Center on Creekside Drive, Wednesday at noon. Kent State President Lester Lefton will speak at the event, in addition to remarks by Jacqueline Woods, chair of the Kent State Board of …
Friday, January 20, 2012
Dr. David Mohan has been awarded the university’s 2012 Diversity Trailblazer Award
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Friday, January 20, 2012
Dr. David Mohan, dean of Kent State University at Geauga, has been awarded the university’s 2012 Diversity Trailblazer Award. Kent State’s Diversity Trailblazer Award is a universitywide award that recognizes faculty, staff or departmental group for their significant contributions to enhance diversity and inclusive excellence at Kent State. Mohan oversees the university’s Regional Campus in Burton and the Kent State University Regional Academic Center in Twinsburg. The two locations serve more than 2,500 students. “This award is important because it is designed to recognize a person who internalizes one of the core values of the university, which is excellence in diversity and inclusion,” said Rev. Ronald Fowler, a member of the …
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Friday, October 14, 2011
Kent Patch profiles Kent State President Lester Lefton
Editor's Note: The following story was a profile written by Kent Patch Editor Matt Fredmonsky on Kent State University President Lester Lefton. Lefton also oversees Kent State University Geauga-Twinsburg Regional Academic Center. This is only a portion of the full story, which you can read here on Kent Patch. Dr. Lester Lefton is running late. For this journalist, it's the first time in five years of covering Kent that the usually punctual 11th president of Kent State University has been late for an interview. It turns out he had a good excuse. At the time of our interview, in early September, Lefton was awaiting word on the birth of his fourth grandchild — a boy — to one of his two daughters living in California. "When I came to Kent …
Monday, September 12, 2011
Construction on the new Kent State Geauga Twinsburg Regional Academic Center began this summer
If you drive around the bend of Creekside Drive, or even take a look going west in I-480, you'll see the new Kent State University Geauga-Twinsburg Regional Academic Center is starting to build up. The $24 million, 45,000-square-foot project on Creekside Drive is expected to be complete for the fall semester of 2012.
